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His "thing" is using emerging technology (3d printing) to get people to realize the current state of things (it being trivial to manufacture your own firearm).
by Crito 12y ago
His "thing" is using emerging technology (3d printing) to get people to realize the current state of things (it being trivial to manufacture your own firearm).
Many people believe that it is currently difficult to make a gun, and will not believe you when told otherwise. However when you give them an excuse to be wrong without being ignorant (emerging technology), then they listen. 3d printers allow people to acknowledge that it is easy to make a gun, without forcing them to admit that it always been for the past century.
- noonespecial 12y agoThis I consider to be a Bad Thing. The reason being that by allowing them this comfortable linus-blanket of ignorance, we give them an opportunity to vilify and regulate 3d printers despite the 3d printer being no more important to the construction of the workings of the firearm than hammers, screwdrivers or bits of wood. The 3d printer is part of this deadly firearm the same way "Lucky Charms" are part of this nutritious breakfast. I do NOT want to be anywhere near the "war on 3d printing", "permits" and inspections for 3d printer owners, county "stickers" for my stepper motors or anything even remotely along those lines.
- Crito 12y agoI just realized that the guy the article is about does not seem to actually be affiliated with Defense Distributed. What I said applies to Cody Wilson/Defense Distrubuted, not necessarily the guy the article is actually about. Anyway, Cody Wilson is first and foremost a gun guy, not a 3d printing guy. 3d printing may very well be a casualty of his political activism, but his priorities are such that this possibility likely seems worth it to him.